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Breathing issues and pain post a few injuries = what can I do?

bh3466Aug 12, 2022
Hello, 23 year old female I have had a few injuries to my nose starting at age 8 which was the worst damage wise (motorbike straight to the face/nose head on) A few yeas ago i had a minor incident with impact to the nose and since then ive had worst problems breathing and pain. One dr told me it is allergies and the other nasal valve collapse as a result of trauma 3rd pic is me inhaling

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